THE BOLTON WOODS CENTRE

Registered charity 1200230 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Bolton Woods Centre provides a range of wrap around services for the local Bolton Woods community and wider BD2 locality. Current services include; food-based activities, a warm space for residents to come and socialise and access wider support services, advice, youth-based provision, outdoor adventurous play and other intergenerational activities.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, NATIONALITY, AGE, DISABILITY, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, TO PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH, AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID RESIDENTS;(B) TO ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT, OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS. THE CIO SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION. THE AREA OF BENEFIT SHALL BE BOLTON WOODS IN THE BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Recreation · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £17,788 for the year, with unrestricted funds increasing to £30,818. However, restricted funds decreased significantly to £1, driven by charitable expenditure exceeding incoming restricted resources. The filing notes that the charity is exempt from statutory audit and that trustees consider there to be no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Cathy Jane Hird
• Christopher Horne
• Julie Ann Whiting
• Kelly Eileen Walmsley
• Paul Stephen Chell
• Rev Tracy Milne · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sharon Taylor

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bradford City

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